IEM Cologne 2021
Qualifying stage
• Double-Elimination bracket
• Opening matches are BO1
• All following matches are BO3
• The top eight teams advanced to the Group Stage
6
July
Tu
7
July
We
Group stage
• Two double-elimination format Groups
• All matches are BO3
• Group stage winners advance to the Semifinals
• Group stage runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals as the High Seeds
• Group stage 3rd place teams advance to the Quarterfinals as the Low Seeds
8
July
Th
9
July
Fr
10
July
Sa
11
July
Su
Playoffs
• Single Elimination bracket
• The Quarterfinals and Semifinals are BO3
• The Grand Final is BO5
16
July
Fr
17
July
Sa
18
July
Su
July 6
NIP
win
16:6
LDLC
Upper Bracket Round 1
Team Spirit
win
22:18
MIBR
Upper Bracket Round 1
Bad News Bears
7:16
MOUZ
win
Upper Bracket Round 1
Renegades
6:16
Vitality
win
Upper Bracket Round 1
OG
win
16:6
TeamOne
Upper Bracket Round 1
Sprout
8:16
BIG
win
Upper Bracket Round 1
Evil Geniuses
12:16
FaZe
win
Upper Bracket Round 1
Complexity
win
16:10
ViCi
Upper Bracket Round 1
NIP
win
2:0
MOUZ
Upper Bracket Round 2
LDLC
win
2:0
Bad News Bears
Lower Bracket Round 1
Team Spirit
1:2
Vitality
win
Upper Bracket Round 2
Complexity
0:2
FaZe
win
Upper Bracket Round 2
MIBR
0:2
Renegades
win
Lower Bracket Round 1
BIG
win
2:0
OG
Upper Bracket Round 2
All tournament matches
Qualifying stage
July 7
Sprout
win
2:1
TeamOne
Lower Bracket Round 1
Evil Geniuses
win
2:0
ViCi
Lower Bracket Round 1
LDLC
0:2
Complexity
win
Lower Bracket Round 2
Renegades
win
2:0
OG
Lower Bracket Round 2
MOUZ
win
2:0
Evil Geniuses
Lower Bracket Round 2
Team Spirit
win
2:1
Sprout
Lower Bracket Round 2
All tournament matches
Qualifying stage
July 8
Gambit
win
2:1
MOUZ
Group A
Liquid
1:2
NIP
win
Group A
G2
win
2:0
Complexity
Group A
Virtus.pro
0:2
BIG
win
Group A
FURIA
0:2
Vitality
win
Group B
NAVI
win
2:1
Renegades
Group B
All tournament matches
Group stage
July 9
HEROIC
win
2:1
Team Spirit
Group B
Astralis
win
2:0
FaZe
Group B
NIP
1:2
Gambit
win
Group A
Liquid
win
2:1
MOUZ
Group A
G2
win
2:1
BIG
Group A
Complexity
1:2
Virtus.pro
win
Group A
All tournament matches
Group stage
July 10
FaZe
win
2:1
Team Spirit
Group B
FURIA
win
2:0
Renegades
Group B
Liquid
0:2
FURIA
win
Group A
Vitality
1:2
NAVI
win
Group B
NIP
0:2
Virtus.pro
win
Group A
Astralis
win
2:0
HEROIC
Group B
All tournament matches
Group stage
July 11
FURIA
0:2
HEROIC
win
Group B
FaZe
win
2:0
Vitality
Group B
Gambit
1:2
G2
win
Group A
BIG
0:2
Virtus.pro
win
Group A
NAVI
win
2:1
Astralis
Group B
FaZe
win
2:1
HEROIC
Group B
All tournament matches
Group stage
July 16
Virtus.pro
1:2
Astralis
win
Quarterfinal
Gambit
1:2
FaZe
win
Quarterfinal
All tournament matches
Bracket
July 17
G2
win
2:1
Astralis
Semifinal
NAVI
win
2:0
FaZe
Semifinal
All tournament matches
Bracket
July 18
G2
0:3
NAVI
win
Grand Final
All tournament matches
Bracket
Multistream